energy and public spirit of its citi-
zens, it is becoming one of the
most impoi-tant towns in the coun-
ty, and it might be said, in the
State.

The surface is generally uneven,
but the soil is very good, especial-
ly the interval land, and, usual-
ly, the farms are well cultivated.
Many of the hillsides are suitably
adapted to the growing of fruit,
and there are hut two towns in the
county that raise as many apples.

Rivers. Besides numerous
small streams, in various parts, it
is watered by the Pemigewassett
on its western border, and Baker’s
River, flowing through the north-
ern section of the town, joins the
Pemigewassett in the north-eastern
part. Baker’s River has its rise in
Benton and Orange, and is thirty
miles in length. At the mouth of
this river, it is said, a party of men,
from Haverhill, Massachusetts,
under command of Captain Baker,
attacked and defeated a party of
Indians, killing a number and se-
curing a large quantity of fur;
hence the name of the river.

Village. On the Pemigewasset,
and on the line of the Boston, Con-
cord, and Montreal Railroad, is
situated the beautiful and growing
village of Plymouth. It is situat-
3d in the midst of some of the fin-
ist scenery in the State, and this, to-
gether with the generally neat ap-
pearance of the streets and build-
ings, makes it a desirable place to
live in. Here is located the State
Normal School. The building is of
brick, of modern architecture,
and with every convenience for a
school of this character. The of-
fice of the Montreal Railroad is
also located here, and while the
managers have in view the inter-
ests of their own road, they have
never forgotten to lend their influ-
ence and their money, for the pro-
motion and welfare of this village.
They have erected here one of the
largest and finest hotels in the
State, which is an honor to the
town, and to New-Hampshire.
Through the warm season this
house is generally filled with
guests, many of them staying from
two weeks to three months. The
passengers on the trains north and
south dine here; and one train
from the north, and two from the
south stay over night; and with
these advantages more people
know this house than any other
hotel in the State. This village is
the centre of a large mercantile
trade, and has also been noted,
many years, for the manufacturing
of buck and leather gloves, and,
the “Plymouth Glove” is known
through the larger portion of the
Northern States. There are elev-
en firms in this village, engaged
in this business, with a capital of
$ 70,000. The annual value of
gloves manufactured is $ 120,000.
There are two church edifices, one
large graded school house, fifteen
or twenty stores, of all kinds, two
hotels, express and telegraph of-
fice, three lawyers, four physicians
and two dentists. Blacksmiths, tin
workmen, carpenters, painters,
tailors, and all kinds of mechanics
common to a thriving New-
England village are found here.
The number of tourists who stop
in and around this pleasant village
from one week to three months is
estimated at 500, besides the thous-
ands who stop for dinner or for a
day. The most noted places of in-
terest, for travellers to visit,besides
the pleasant drives in any dsrec-